Proves positive mass theorem for non-spin manifolds with distributional curvature.
problem Proving the positive mass theorem for non-spin manifolds with distributional curvature.
method Using manifolds with asymptotically flat metrics and distributional curvature, the authors show non-negative ADM mass under specific conditions.
result The generalized ADM mass is non-negative for the specified conditions.
Study curvature of orthogonal distributions on manifolds.
problem Understanding curvature of orthogonal distributions on manifolds.
method Derived Euler-Lagrange equations for a functional of Riemannian metrics.
result Examples of critical metrics for specific distributions.
We study the sectional curvature of plane distributions on 3-manifolds. We show that if the distribution is a contact structure it is easy to manipulate this curvature. As a corollary we obtain that for every transversally oriented contact structure on a closed 3-dimensional manifold M there is a metric, such that th…
In this paper, we prove Lorentzian positive mass theorem for spacetimes with distributional curvature. To do so, we introduce distributional curvature and generalized Arnowitt-Deser-Misner (ADM) momentum. As an application, we discuss a junction of spacetimes.
Proves rigidity of boundaries with constant mean curvature in warped product manifolds.
problem Rigidity and compactness of boundaries with constant mean curvature in warped product manifolds.
method Distributional CMC-rigidity proof for rectifiable boundaries.
result Characterizes limits of boundaries with converging mean curvatures.
Study curvature and torsion in Gaussian distribution's dual coordinate system.
problem Characterize geometric invariants of Gaussian distribution.
method Investigate Riemannian curvature and torsion in a dual coordinate system of Gaussian distribution.
result Explicitly give Amari formulas in the new coordinate system.
In this paper, the HyperKahler contact distribution of a 3-Sasakian manifold is studied. To analyze the curvature properties of this distribution, the special metric connection ∇ˉ is defined. This metric connection is completely determined by HyperKahler contact distribution. We prove that HyperKahler conta…
In this article, using the generalized Newton transformation, we define higher order mean curvatures of distributions of arbitrary codimension and we show that they agree with the ones from Brito and Naveira (Ann. Global Anal. Geom. 18, 371-383 (2000)). We also introduce higher order mean curvature vector fields and we…
New HyperKahler structure found for 3-contact distributions on Sasakian manifolds.
problem Finding a HyperKahler structure for 3-contact distributions on Sasakian manifolds.
method Defined a special metric connection and proved curvature properties.
result 3-Sasakian manifolds with constant φα-sectional curvatures have constant holomorphic sectional curvatures in their HyperKahler contact distribution. Pairs (Hamiltonian system, Lagrangian distribution), called dynamical Lagrangian distributions, appear naturally in Differential Geometry, Calculus of Variations and Rational Mechanics. The basic differential invariants of a dynamical Lagrangian distribution w.r.t. the action of the group of symplectomorphisms of the a…
Proves equivalence of two types of Ricci curvature bounds.
problem Equivalence of distributional and synthetic Ricci curvature bounds.
method Analyzes weighted Riemannian manifolds with specific smoothness conditions.
result Proves equivalence of Ricci curvature bounds under given conditions.
Formula for scalar curvature under metric collapse.
problem Finding positive scalar curvature metrics.
method Formula involving scalar curvature and adapted orthonormal frame.
result Effect of metric collapse on scalar curvature.
Study on geometry of Dirichlet distributions using Fisher-Rao metric.
problem Understanding the geometry of Dirichlet distributions.
method Analysis of Fisher-Rao metric on Dirichlet distribution parameter space.
result Geodesic completeness and negative sectional curvature of the space.
Study curvature invariants in sub-Riemannian manifolds.
problem Understand curvature invariants in sub-Riemannian geometry.
method Prove geometrical inequalities for submanifolds with orthogonal distributions.
result Inequalities for submanifolds with orthogonal distributions are derived.
Positive mass theorem for asymptotically flat manifolds with non-negative distributional scalar curvature
problem Positive mass theorem
method Ricci flow smoothing
result Asymptotically flat manifolds with non-negative ADM mass
Study compares synthetic and distributional Ricci curvature bounds.
problem Comparing synthetic and distributional approaches to lower Ricci curvature bounds.
method Analyzes synthetic via weak displacement convexity and distributional via non-negativity of Ricci-tensor.
result Distributional bounds imply entropy bounds for C1 metrics and vice versa for C1,1 under convergence condition. New bounds for low-regularity Riemannian metrics defined via distributional curvature.
problem Establishing curvature bounds for Riemannian metrics of low regularity.
method Introducing a distributional version of sectional curvature for C1 and C0 metrics. result New bounds for low-regularity metrics recover classical bounds in Alexandrov spaces.
The paper approximates Levi-Civita connection and curvature on 2D manifolds using finite elements.
problem Approximating Levi-Civita connection and curvature on 2D manifolds with finite elements.
method Using Regge finite elements, piecewise polynomial symmetric (0,2)-tensor fields, and distributional sense for non-regular tensors.
result Distributional quantities converge to their smooth counterparts under refinement of triangulation.
The study classifies Riemannian manifolds with curvature nullity.
problem Classifying Riemannian manifolds with nontrivial curvature nullity.
method Classification theorems based on curvature nullity, scalar curvature, and quotient existence.
result New classification theorems and revisited previous results.
Following Geroch, Traschen, Mars and Senovilla, we consider Lorentzian manifolds with distributional curvature tensor. Such manifolds represent spacetimes of general relativity that possibly contain gravitational waves, shock waves, and other singular patterns. We aim here at providing a comprehensive and geometric (i.…
We establish the positive energy theorem for weak asymptotically anti-de Sitter initial data sets with distributional curvature under the weak dominant energy condition.
Extends curve theory to non-smooth data with finite curvature and torsion.
problem Applying classical curve theory to non-smooth data.
method Using distributional derivative measures of functions of bounded variation.
result Essentially unique non-smooth curve solution with finite total curvature and torsion.
Study curvature of piecewise metrics using moving frames.
problem Deriving a curvature measure for piecewise-smooth Riemannian metrics.
method Used moving frame techniques to derive curvature, showing it satisfies Cartan structure equations and gauge transformation law.
result Equivalence of the derived curvature to existing densitized distributional curvature.
We consider a problem of prescribing the partial Ricci curvature on a locally conformally flat manifold (Mn,g) endowed with the complementary orthogonal distributions D1 and D2. We provide conditions for symmetric (0,2)-tensors T of a simple form (defined on M) to admit metrics g~, conformal to …
The notion of curvature discussed in this paper is a far going generalization of the Riemannian sectional curvature. It was first introduced by Agrachev, Barilari and Rizzi in arXiv:1306.5318, and it is defined for a wide class of optimal control problems: a unified framework including geometric structures such as Riem…
The Freund family of distributions becomes a Riemannian 4-manifold with Fisher information as metric; we derive the induced α-geometry, i.e., the α-curvature, α-Ricci curvature with its eigenvales and eigenvectors, the α-scalar curvature etc. We show that the Freund manifold has a positive constant 0-scalar cur…
The paper establishes bounds on scalar curvature on asymptotically flat manifolds.
problem Establishing scalar curvature bounds on asymptotically flat manifolds.
method Using Ricci-DeTurck flow and distributional scalar curvature, the paper derives bounds on scalar curvature.
result The scalar curvature lower bound under Ricci-DeTurck flow depends on the scalar curvature lower bound in the β-weak sense and time.
This paper extends Nevanlinna's unicity theorems to complete Kahler manifolds.
problem Generalizing Nevanlinna's unicity theorems to non-compact Kahler manifolds.
method Applying the theorems to complete Kahler manifolds with specific curvature conditions.
result Generalized Nevanlinna's unicity theorems for specific types of Kahler manifolds.
Study geometric inequalities for CR-submanifolds using curvature invariants.
problem Geometric inequalities for CR-submanifolds in almost Hermitian spaces.
method Comparing mutual curvature invariants with Chen-type invariants and proving geometric inequalities.
result Proved geometric inequalities with intermediate mean curvature squared for CR-submanifolds.
The paper is devoted to differential geometry of singular distributions (i.e., of varying dimension) on a Riemannian manifold. Such distributions are defined as images of the tangent bundle under smooth endomorphisms. We prove the novel divergence theorem with the divergence type operator and deduce the Codazzi equatio…
Each sub-Riemannian geometry with bracket generating distribution enjoys a background structure determined by the distribution itself. At the same time, those geometries with constant sub-Riemannian symbols determine a unique Cartan connection leading to their principal invariants. We provide cohomological description …
In this article, we analyze Hamiltonian Monte Carlo (HMC) by placing it in the setting of Riemannian geometry using the Jacobi metric, so that each step corresponds to a geodesic on a suitable Riemannian manifold. We then combine the notion of curvature of a Markov chain due to Joulin and Ollivier with the classical se…
Estimator calculates surface curvature from point cloud samples.
problem Accurately estimating curvature from limited point cloud data.
method Algorithm using probability distribution and nearby points control.
result Controlled number of points ensures accurate curvature estimation.
New insights into SGD and generalization via shift-curvature and bias-curvature mechanisms.
problem Understanding the role of curvature in generalization and how SGD affects it.
method Derivation of new SGD steady-state distribution and analysis of shift-curvature and bias-curvature mechanisms.
result Shift-curvature is a significant factor in test performance, especially for small SGD noise.
Inverts operator on hyperbolic surfaces, constructing invariant distributions.
problem Constructing explicit inversion formula for X-ray normal operator.
method First, inversion formula for attenuated normal operator on Poincaré disk and closed hyperbolic surfaces. Then, explicit construction of invariant distributions.
result Explicit construction of invariant distributions with prescribed pushforward.
The paper proves a mass theorem for non-spin manifolds with low regularity curvature.
problem Establishing a mass theorem for non-spin manifolds with low regularity curvature.
method Smooth approximations of the metric, Sobolev version of Friedrichs' Lemma, comparison theory of RCD-spaces, rigidity theorem for compact manifolds.
result Asymptotically flat manifolds with nonnegative distributional scalar curvature have nonnegative ADM mass.
The paper sets new bounds for Ricci-curvature in submersions and maps.
problem Establishing bounds for Ricci-curvature in submersions and maps.
method Developed upper and lower bounds for Ricci-curvature in submersions and maps, providing geometric characterizations.
result New bounds for Ricci-curvature in submersions and maps have been derived.
The paper proves scalar curvature lower bounds along Ricci flow on compact manifolds.
problem Preserving scalar curvature lower bounds along Ricci flow.
method Analyzing Ricci flow on compact manifolds with initial metrics having scalar curvature lower bounds.
result If initial metric has scalar curvature lower bound, it is preserved along Ricci flow.
The paper derives inequalities for Riemannian submersions and their applications.
problem Characterizing Casorati inequalities for Riemannian submersions.
method Algebraic and geometric analysis of Casorati inequalities for normalised scalar and Casorati curvatures.
result Characterization of equality cases for Casorati inequalities in Riemannian submersions.
The paper studies invariant functions and their relation to Landsberg surfaces.
problem Investigating the geometry of invariant functions and their applications to Landsberg surfaces.
method Investigating the geometry of S-invariant functions and their associated vertical subdistribution, and relating the holonomy distribution to these subdistributions. result For Landsberg surfaces, if the flag curvature is S-invariant, it is constant, and the surface is Riemannian. The sectional curvature of a compact Riemannian manifold M can be seen as a random variable on the Grassmann bundle of 2-planes in TM endowed with the Fubini-Study volume density. In this article we calculate the moments of this random variable by integrating suitable local Riemannian invariants and discuss the distrib…
Survey shows deformations of homogeneous metrics in curvature homogeneous manifolds.
problem Understanding curvature homogeneous manifolds with nontrivial κ-nullity.
method Analyzes deformations of homogeneous metrics along submersions.
result Identifies two new examples of curvature homogeneous manifolds.
New estimates show spectral gap stability in RCD spaces, close to Beta distribution.
problem Stability of spectral gap bounds in metric-measure spaces.
method Combines L1-functional inequality and Stein's method. result Sharp quantitative estimate for spectral gap stability.
The paper derives curvature inequalities for submersions from quaternionic space forms.
problem Deriving curvature inequalities for submersions from quaternionic space forms.
method Analyzing Ricci and scalar curvatures of horizontal and vertical distributions in anti-invariant submersions.
result Established Ricci curvature inequality for anti-invariant submersions.
We give a description of Nurowski's conformal structure for some examples of bracket-generating rank 2 distributions in dimension 5, aka (2,3,5)-distributions, namely the An-Nurowski circle twistor distribution for pairs of surfaces of constant Gauss curvature rolling without slipping or twisting over each other. In …
We develop a comprehensive geometric framework for defining spaces G(M,E) of nonlinear generalized sections of vector bundles E→M containing spaces of distributional sections D′(M,E). Our theory incorporates classical differential geometric operations (like tensor products, covariant deri…
This paper presents an investigation of the relation between some positivity of the curvature and the finiteness of fundamental groups in semi-Riemannian geometry. We consider semi-Riemannian submersions π:(E,g)→(B,−gB) under the condition with (B,gB) Riemannian, the fiber closed Riemannian, …
The paper introduces heterogeneous manifolds for better graph embeddings.
problem Graph embeddings in Euclidean spaces often fail to capture the curvature of real-world graphs.
method The authors propose heterogeneous rotationally-symmetric manifolds with a radial dimension to account for varying curvature.
result The method improves graph embeddings by better preserving high-order structures and heterogeneous random graphs.